MedWheeler
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I bought one last night. Actually went to Bass Pro to see if they still had the .22LR LCP-II I had seen there previously (they did not.)
My OOB impression is that this is a very handsome and solid-feeling pistol that will likely fit anywhere an LCP-II will. They let me handle it alongside a LCP-II "blue gun" since they didn't have an LCP-II on hand. It is clearly thicker in the grip portion. The widest part of the grip is maybe 1-2mm thicker than on either my Kel-Tec PF9 or my Taurus TCP. I did not compare it to the Ruger MAX 9, Springfield Hellcat, or SiG P365, all of which were available at BPS because I was more concerned with overall dimensions in a pocket pistol, not grip width.
The tritium front sight is easy to pick up when pointing the gun (and glowed all night last night), but I actually think it might be distracting to me since I prefer more of a point-shoot practice with guns this size. Still, I won't know until I get some range time with it. I've never had an issue with the more-rudimentary sights on my P32 or TCP. I'm going to be the outlier here and say that I think I'd like the same style of sights on this gun, given its similar mission. In fact, the MAX doesn't even fit in the pocket holster Ruger included in the box because of the sights (EDIT: neither does the TCP. The P32, does, though. I think it's a holster for an original LCP.) It does just barely fit in the DeSantis Nemesis holster in which I've carried both the TCP and the P32, but a few draw practices from the DeSantis actually drew the holster from the pocket along with the gun. The MAX does slide easily from the old Uncle Mike's pocket holster I used to use, though. The sights make the gun about a quarter of an inch taller than the TCP would be if I didn't have a fingertip extension on the magazine.
I'm not going to regret this purchase one bit. If the gun's a lemon, Ruger will fix it (and BPS will serve as the go-between for the first year.) Never had an issue with the TCP, but favored the P32 (which I got ten years ago) because of its higher capacity and that I also have a ten-round magazine for it, allowing for 18 rounds of carry (25 if I dig out the second seven-rounder I have in the safe.) It will be a few days at the soonest, late next week, before I can try it out.
The gun was priced at $379. With my military/first responder discount, sales tax, and NICS, it was $392 OTD.
My OOB impression is that this is a very handsome and solid-feeling pistol that will likely fit anywhere an LCP-II will. They let me handle it alongside a LCP-II "blue gun" since they didn't have an LCP-II on hand. It is clearly thicker in the grip portion. The widest part of the grip is maybe 1-2mm thicker than on either my Kel-Tec PF9 or my Taurus TCP. I did not compare it to the Ruger MAX 9, Springfield Hellcat, or SiG P365, all of which were available at BPS because I was more concerned with overall dimensions in a pocket pistol, not grip width.
The tritium front sight is easy to pick up when pointing the gun (and glowed all night last night), but I actually think it might be distracting to me since I prefer more of a point-shoot practice with guns this size. Still, I won't know until I get some range time with it. I've never had an issue with the more-rudimentary sights on my P32 or TCP. I'm going to be the outlier here and say that I think I'd like the same style of sights on this gun, given its similar mission. In fact, the MAX doesn't even fit in the pocket holster Ruger included in the box because of the sights (EDIT: neither does the TCP. The P32, does, though. I think it's a holster for an original LCP.) It does just barely fit in the DeSantis Nemesis holster in which I've carried both the TCP and the P32, but a few draw practices from the DeSantis actually drew the holster from the pocket along with the gun. The MAX does slide easily from the old Uncle Mike's pocket holster I used to use, though. The sights make the gun about a quarter of an inch taller than the TCP would be if I didn't have a fingertip extension on the magazine.
I'm not going to regret this purchase one bit. If the gun's a lemon, Ruger will fix it (and BPS will serve as the go-between for the first year.) Never had an issue with the TCP, but favored the P32 (which I got ten years ago) because of its higher capacity and that I also have a ten-round magazine for it, allowing for 18 rounds of carry (25 if I dig out the second seven-rounder I have in the safe.) It will be a few days at the soonest, late next week, before I can try it out.
The gun was priced at $379. With my military/first responder discount, sales tax, and NICS, it was $392 OTD.
